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File #: 19-1151    Version: 1 Name: 6/5/19 - Consolidate precincts August 2019
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/5/2019 In control: Election Commission
On agenda: 6/5/2019 Final action: 6/5/2019
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: City of Ann Arbor Election Commission Resolution to Consolidate Precincts and Establish Absent Voter Count Boards and Receiving Boards for the WISD Special Election to be Held in the City of Ann Arbor on Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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City of Ann Arbor Election Commission Resolution to Consolidate Precincts and Establish Absent Voter Count Boards and Receiving Boards for the WISD Special Election to be Held in the City of Ann Arbor on Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor Election Commission has determined that a Special Election will be held in the City of Ann Arbor on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in all City wards;

Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor has determined that precinct consolidation would be appropriate for this election because of an anticipated low voter turnout;

Whereas, Sixteen polling locations have two or more precincts located in the building for each site that could easily be consolidated causing minimal inconvenience to the voters;

Whereas, MCL 168.659 allows for the City Election Commission to consolidate two or more precincts in local elections, provided the new consolidated precinct does not exceed 5,000 registered voters, excluding those voters on the Inactive Voter File;

RESOLVED, That the City of Ann Arbor Election Commission hereby directs the City Clerk to conduct said Special Election on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, by consolidating the following precincts for this election only, recognizing that consolidation is possible for precincts co-located in the same building, and that voter turnout is anticipated to be low;

1-1 and 1-12 Rackham Graduate School
1-2, and 1-3 Community High School
1-4 and 5-3 Second Baptist Church
1-5 and 1-6 Northside School
1-9 and 1-11 Logan Elementary School
2-3 and 2-4 Angell School
3-1 and 3-2 Michigan League
3-3 and 3-10 Tappan Middle School
3-4 and 3-7 Allen Elementary School
3-6 and 3-9 Scarlett Middle School
4-1 and 4-3 UM Coliseum
4-4 and 4-8 Pioneer High School
4-7 and 5-7 Dicken Elementary School
4-9 and 4-10 Lawton Elementary School
5-4 and 5-5 Slauson Middle School
5-11 and 5-12 Forsythe Middle School;

RESOLVED, That the Election Commission hereby authorizes the City Clerk to utiliz...

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